Russia (bbabo.net), - The President of the Polish Football Union, Cezary Kulesza, said that his team refuses to participate in the play-off for the right to play at the 2022 World Cup against the Russian team. He wrote about this on Twitter.
The semi-final play-off between the national teams of Russia and Poland is scheduled for March 24 in Moscow.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) has not made any official announcement regarding the holding of this match.
There have been several such cases in history.
In 1960, the Spanish national team refused a match with the USSR team for the right to reach the final of the European Cup due to a ban by the country's authorities. Then the Spaniards were expelled from the tournament.
The former head of the RFU, Vyacheslav Koloskov, is sure that in the event of a refusal by the Polish national team, this team should also be counted for a technical defeat.
“The Polish side is trying to influence FIFA’s decision from a position of pressure, but this will not happen. I’m sure Infantino will not follow their lead: there are regulations, they must comply with them. In any case, “we don’t want to play” is no reason to cancel match. If you don't want to play, get the steering wheel, forfeit defeat," he told Sport24.
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